It Seems Like The Infamous Trash Can is Right Here! - Chapter 110
“That’s… I don’t know. In the lives I remember, I almost never spoke to you before the regression, like complete strangers…”
Then, he gazed deeply into my eyes and said…
“But in the memories I recalled with your help… we seemed very close.”
“I see… That makes sense.”
“What does?”
“I was starting to wonder if I had a serious weakness for handsome men. I feel like I fell for you too quickly. But if we had a connection in a previous life, that explains it.”
If it was destiny rather than impulse or stupidity, I could be at peace with it, knowing I wasn’t forced into any situations, but because we were meant to be together.
“…You like my appearance that much?”
“Of course.”
“More than Duke Calitas?”
‘…Why was he comparing himself to Halid?’
“Obviously.”
If Lionel had been one of the male leads in A Night of Entwined Serpents, I would have gone all in on his stocks.
Black hair and red eyes were already an extraordinary combination, but it wasn’t just about appearances.
Honestly, if Lionel had been included as one of the male leads, he would have completely broken the balance. With his looks, personality, power, and wealth—he lacked absolutely nothing.
‘Of course, it was impossible since he and Vivian were half-siblings. If the story had invented a secret birth twist, revealing they weren’t blood-related at all—or if it had leaned even further into the abyss, then maybe it wouldn’t have been entirely out of the question.’
Though, in that case, 99% of publishers and platforms would have immediately rejected it, and the target readership would have shrunk drastically.
As a seasoned reader of explicit R19+ novels, I might not have minded. But as someone who had actually reincarnated into this world, I was endlessly grateful that the story hadn’t taken that narrow and torturous route. Otherwise, Vivian would have been my romantic rival.
When a female protagonist finds herself in a rival dynamic, things tend to get exhausting in every way possible. The way things were now was just right.
As I silently indulged in my delight, Lionel seemed to be debating whether he should feel pleased or not.
Maybe it unsettled him that I so readily believed a truth most would struggle to accept.
Perhaps he hadn’t even considered the possibility that I was still hiding secrets of my own.
‘I had no intention of revealing what I knew from my past life’s reading.’
If I brought up the novel A Night of Entwined Serpents, I’d inevitably have to mention Serenia Solen’s fate. It would be too strange to lie about just that part.
According to the characters’ lines in the novel, Serenia Solen had been the Crown Prince Axion’s mistress. That was something I didn’t want Lionel to know.
There was no way he wouldn’t be bothered by it.
“Serenia, when we meet His Majesty, no matter what I say, try not to show any sign of surprise.”
As the carriage neared the Imperial Palace, Lionel leaned in, his lips grazing my ear as he whispered.
The one who should be feeling anxious and afraid was me, yet for some reason, Lionel seemed far more tense. I placed my hand over his, which was wrapped firmly around my waist, and gave a silent nod.
The carriage, adorned with the emblem of Luanax, passed through the heavily guarded palace gates without inspection. Without slowing, it raced straight toward the Imperial Palace located at the very heart of the capital.
